This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The students will learn about the art style of Billy Hassell and his use of patterns in his painting Roadrunner Near Marfa. Additionally, the students will discuss how the artist as well as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation have helped conservation efforts to protect endangered Texas animals. Afterwards, the students will create a construction paper collage of an endangered or protected animal that is found in Texas.
Monthly Archives: November 2024
2024 Middle School: Día de los Muertos Exhibition
Every year, the Tyler Museum of Art holds a student exhibition for 5th through 8th grade middle school students in the East Texas area. The goal of the exhibition is for students to learn about the cultural festivities of Día de los Muertos. Then, the students create artworks that exhibits the cultural iconography of the holiday. When the artworks are completed, the teachers will select the pieces that will be exhibited in the Education Gallery.
Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: November 2024
This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for November 2024. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities.
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